Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34884, John Franks, Conn. Mass.

SERVICE
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Conn. Mass.
Franks, John
S. 34884
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34 884 1776 INVALID.
File No. 34 884
John Franks
Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 185
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1000
Examined DW Edge
To the Honorable J. C. Calhoun Esquire Secretary of War City of Washington
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Respectfully encloses to the Hon. J. C. Calhoun Esq. Secy of War
By his Ob st Serv t
J. G. Wanda
Balt. May 23. 1828

1795
Mayland roll
John Frank
Major to Connecticut Field Sheldon's Dragoons
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Enscribed on the Roll of Mayland at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23 rd of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of June 1818 and sent to Thos Bailey Esq Post off Baltimore Md.
Arrears to 4th of Sept m 1818 semi-annual p ce ending
3 M rs 8/31 & 4/30 th $ 27.12
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Seven years
Set Duplicate issued to this man sent to T. Bailey Esq Baltimore
206 100 24 27.12

State of Maryland
City of Baltimore Se:
On this 23 rd day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen personally appeared before me the undersigned, John Franks residing in Baltimore County, aged fifty nine years, or thereabouts, an applicant for a pension under the late Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war," and there and then made the following declaration, on oath, by me administered, "That he enlisted at Boston in the State of Massachusetts into Capt. Warney Artillery Company in Col. Crafts Regiment some time in the year 1778 served in said Regiment two years and some months, there enlisted for "during the war" in the 4 th Troop Light Dragoons, commanded by Capt. Holbut in the 2 d Regiment Light Dragoons in the Connecticut line, commanded by Col Elisha Sheldon and the Major, named Tammage or Tammage who was a few years ago living in Litchfield in the State of Connecticut and known by the name or title of Genl. Tammage - deponent while in the Artillery was engaged at the battle of Penobscot where the Americans were defeated and burned the shipping in the port - Also at the battle near Providence in Rhode Island where the British were repelled. - While in the Troop was at the battle of "Branx Ridge" near New York - and after various other services, was detailed as one of the life guards of General Washington and was acting in that capacity at the siege of York in Virginia - after the surrender of Cornwallis, was ordered back to his Regiment, and received a printed discharge, signed as he believes by his own Officers and also by Genl. Washington, which discharge he retained until about a year ago, when his house was burnt and his papers with it - that he has no knowledge of any officer or man with whom he served now residing in the City or County of Baltimore - that altho wounded his name hath never been inscribed on any pension list , and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the

Admitted
since
The appearance of his country for distasteful - Ingratitude Wilson 3 - to be sure -
John Frank
Abner Just before City Court
City of Baltimore Md
He hereby certifies that from the foregoing declaration made this day before me on oath, it appears fully to my satisfaction that the said John Frank served in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy on the continent, by reason of his poverty of which I am satisfied the establishment, since military the late act of Congress - given under my hand this day of May the Eighteen hundred & Eighteen
Abner Just before City Court
City of Baltimore Md I hereby certify that the following is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office and of the whole thereof. Given under my hand and seal this 18th day of May 1818 Abner Just before City Court

The assistance of his Country for Support - Subscribed & sworn to before me
John Frank,
N Price Chief Judge City Court
John Frank
City of Baltimore ss. I do hereby certify that from the foregoing declaration made this day before me on oath, it appears fully to my satisfaction that the said John Frank serves in the Revolutionary war, against the common enemy on the Continental establishment, by reason of his poverty of which I am satisfied and is entitled to a pension under the late act of Congress. Given under my hand this day of May the Eighteen hundred & Eighteen
N Price Chief Judge Baltimore City Court.
City of Baltimore ss.
I Thomas Harwood clerk of Baltimore City Court do hereby certify that the Honorable Nicholas Brice Esquire before whom the foregoing proceedings were taken and certified and who hath thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and still is Chief Judge of Baltimore City Court duly commissioned and qualified and to all his acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given - In testimony whereof
I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this Twenty third day of May Eighteen hundred and Eighteen
T. Harwood
Baltimore City Court Where the Hon. Geo. of War is pleased to grant a pension Certificate upon the declarati - "forward the same" directed to the Care of Thomas Bailey Esquire Post Office Baltimore John Frank Per L. H. Adams

State of Maryland, Baltimore County Is:
On this first day of January eighteen hundred & nineteen personally appears before me the undersigned Justice of the peace in and for Baltimore County John Franks, aged fifty eight years or thereabout, a person to me well known, who being by me duly sworn deposeth & saith, that some time about the middle of October last past on his way from Falls Point to the City of Baltimore, he dropped his Pocket Book, which had fallen from the inside pocket of his overcoat, which pocket depositant afterward, found was ripped open at the bottom but previously unknown to him. Which Pocket Book contained many valuable papers , to wit: Notes of hand & some Cash, and a Pension Certificate as a Revolutionary Soldier in Elisha Sheldon, C o D th Reg t L t Dragoons, which said Certificate authorized depositant to receive from the U. S. Br. Bank at Balt o $87 mo: commencing from about the 23 rd May 1818. and on which he received payment at said Br. Bank up to the 4 th September last. That the loss of said pocket book was afterward advertised in the "American and Daily Advertiser" at Baltimore, but nothing, hath since been had of said Pocket Book or papers, therefore considers them irrecoverable and is under the necessity of applying to the proper officer in the War department at Washington for a duplicate Pension Certificate to supply the place of the one lost as aforesaid. Subscribed and sworn to before me the undersigned Justice this 1 st January 1818 Thos. Baile John Franks
I Thomas Baile, Justice of the peace as aforesaid do certify that the above named John Franks, now present is the same person who received a pension certificate directed to my care, and for whom I wrote an advertisement of the loss of his pocket book & Certificate about the month of October last which advertisement, to best of my knowledge I saw advertised in the "American" about that time. Given under my hand Thos Baile

Baltimore. January 1. 1819
I do certify that as Clerk of the firm of Dobbin, Murphy & Dore, Editors and publishers of the American and Commercial Daily Advertiser, I recollect the advertisement within mentioned being inserted, but the same being published gratuitously, have no reference to the file so as to furnish a certificate.
Subscribed and sworn to before me a Justice of the peace for Baltimore County this 1 st January 1819
Edwards Mullikin
Thos Parley
State of Maryland Baltimore County Set I hereby certify that Thomas Parley gentleman before whom the foregoing depositions were made and by whom the aforegoing certificate was given and who at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this second day of January Eighteen hundred and nineteen Wm. Gibson Clerk of the Court

Bat. 2 d January 1819
Honored Sir,
Be pleased to cause a duplicate Certificate to be forwarded through the post office directed to the care of Thomas Bailey Baltimore
John Tytler
Wm m Bailey